Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Florida Senate removes Confederate flag from state seal

Florida joined in on the nationwide fervor to get rid of anything with the Confederate flag still on it by removing the Rebel flag from the Florida Senate seal.

The design above was adopted in 1972 and displays the five flags of every nation that has flown over the state, including the Confederacy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States and France. The Tampa Bay Times reports the design is pretty much everywhere in Tallahassee, including senators’ stationary and lapel pins.

The proposal for removing the Confederate flag from the seal drew no objections, but some senators did suggest doing away with the “five flags” concept and questioned why alternate designs weren’t proposed.